The European Class Actions Forum 2025

The only Representative Action Forum focusing exclusively on European Jurisdictions

11 & 12 June 2025 | In-Person | Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Agenda

Networking & Registration
09:00

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
09:30

Keynote Address
09:40

Identifying New Opportunities for EU Class Action Litigation
10:20

  • Transposing cases from other jurisdictions to Europe
  • Upcoming legislation with potential for group litigation
  • The escalating value of class action claims

Alberto Saavedra, Partner
Sérvulo & Associados

Esther de Félix Parrondo, Partner
Cuatrecasas

Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, Partner
Luther

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10

Managing Client Liability and Exposure in the European Union
11:35

  • Forum shopping for best jurisdictions
  • Understanding the temporal scope of the WAMCA regime
  • Lessons learned from the first-class action cases

Maximilian Bülau, Partner
Hengeler Mueller

Ozan Akyurek, Partner
Jones Day

Cristina Ayo, Counsel
Uria Menedez

Opting Out - How Claims Have and Will Shape the European Group Litigation Landscape
12:25

  • The increasing number of claims filed every year
  • States which are staying Opt-In, and states considering Opt-Out
  • Impact of Third-Party Funding

Rita Samoreno Gomes, Partner
PLMJ

Damiën Berkhout, Partner
Lindenbaum

Networking & Lunch Break
13:15

Addressing Claims Valuation, Evidence and The Role of Experts in the European Union
14:15

  • Comparison between different legal frameworks and if they prescribe reduced damages
  • The lack of uniformity as to which economic model is used for damages assessment across member states
  • What European parties can learn from established valuation structures abroad

Ronnie Barnes, Vice President
Cornerstone Research

Discussing Settlement Precedent for Class Action Claims
15:00

  • Case Roundup: What we have seen in the past three years
  • How courts determine fair settlement for plaintiffs
  • Pre-trial negotiation strategies

Michele Carpagnano, Partner
Dentons

Maria José Azar-Baud, President, Comparative Collective Redress Expert
IUS Omnibus

Networking Refreshment Break
15:40

Addressing Litigation Funding and Insurance Prospects for European Class Action Cases
16:00

  • Experience of funding and insuring cases in the past year
  • Upcoming opportunities for litigation funding
  • Strategies for funding litigation in states still yet to fully implement a regime

Marc Barennes, Partner
Geradin Partners

Dr. Andreas Ruster, Counsel
Quinn Emanuel

Matthew Amey, Director
TheJudge Global

The Future of Class Actions in Europe and Precedent from Global Jurisdictions
16:40

  • How the implementation of Europe’s RAD has compared to long-standing regimes in North America
  • Which states might represent strong future jurisdictions to bring group litigation in
  • Understanding where further cooperation between European and International practitioners is most effective

Christopher Chorba, Partner
Gibson Dunn

Gerald L. Maatman, Partner
Duane Morris LLP

Sarah-Jane Dobson, Partner
Ashurst

Chairperson's Closing Remarks
17:30

End of Day
17:40

Networking & Registration
09:00

Chairperson's Welcome Back Remarks
09:30

Fireside Chat: a Judiciary Perspective on Class Actions in Europe
09:40

Judge Anette Bordes, Judge
Netherlands Commercial Court

Exploring Developments in Class Action Regimes Across Europe
10:20

  • RAD implementation progress in the EU
  • The rapid proliferation of class actions in Portugal
  • Prospects for the Spanish regime with proposed legislation

Ben Lasserson, Partner
Mishcon de Reya

Gian Paolo Coppola, Partner
LCA

Dr. Henner Schläfke, Partner, Head of Class & Mass Action Defense
Noerr

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10

Analysing the Rise of European Shareholder and Securities Disputes
11:40

  • New standards in corporate compliance and director liability
  • Economic analysis in Stock-Drop claims
  • Group litigation as a solution to lack of specific shareholder governance procedures

Bart-Adriaan de Ruijter, Partner
CMS Law

Charlotte Spierings, Counsel
Clifford Chance

Koen Rutten, Partner
Finch Dispute Resolution

Jan-Willem De Jong, Partner
Scott + Scott

Greg Leonard, Senior Vice President
Cornerstone Research

Outlining the Scope of EU Competition Claims
12:30

  • The European Commission’s Horizontal Guidelines
  • RPM and other Vertical restraints
  • Continuing focus on classic cartels

Pepijn van Ginneken, Partner
Brinkhof

Sara Estima Martins, Partner
SRS Legal

Stefan Tuinenga, Partner
Lindenbaum

Liam Colley, Senior Vice President
Cornerstone Research

Networking & Lunch Break
13:20

Revisiting the Impact of Cross-Border Claims
14:20

  • Cooperation between multiple jurisdictions in both defence and pursual of class action claims
  • Experience of establishing commonality across multiple jurisdictions
  • Examining which regimes apply in which places, and the effect on liability

Tilly Alberga-Smits, Partner
Lemstra Van der Korst

Vikram Kumar, Principal
Cornerstone Research

Discussing Effective Class Management and Distribution Strategies
15:00

  • Difficulties in getting people in for Opt-In cases for sensitive matters like privacy cases and data breaches
  • Notifying members of a very large and diverse class of relevant updates and developments in their case
  • Litigation PR and Claims Administration

Machteld de Monchy, Partner
De Brauw

Michele Carpagnano, Partner
Dentons

Networking & Refreshment Break
15:40

Recent Developments in Data Privacy Class Actions   
16:00

  • How the EU RAD has built on the GDPR for consumers
  • ECJ ruling on GDPR injunctions
  • Upcoming potential for Data Privacy Claims

Paul Karlsgodt, Partner
BakerHostetler

Lea Stegemann, Senior Associate
Noerr

Christian Schmidt, Partner
Pinsent Masons

Understanding the Growing ESG Litigation Landscape
16:45

  • NL precedent for environmental claims, Urgenda, KLM, and others
  • Greenwashing cases and corporate climate commitments
  • Enforcement of Modern Anti-Slavery Provisions

Marie-Hélène Berghuijs, Partner
Eversheds Sutherland

Prof. Dr. Ianika Tzankova, Co-Founder
Rubican Impact & Litigation

Chairperson's Closing Remarks
17:30

09:00
Networking & Registration
09:30
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
09:40
Keynote Address
10:20
Identifying New Opportunities for EU Class Action Litigation
  • Transposing cases from other jurisdictions to Europe
  • Upcoming legislation with potential for group litigation
  • The escalating value of class action claims
Alberto Saavedra - Partner - Sérvulo & Associados
Esther de Félix Parrondo - Partner - Cuatrecasas
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel - Partner - Luther
11:10
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:35
Managing Client Liability and Exposure in the European Union
  • Forum shopping for best jurisdictions
  • Understanding the temporal scope of the WAMCA regime
  • Lessons learned from the first-class action cases
Maximilian Bülau - Partner - Hengeler Mueller
Ozan Akyurek - Partner - Jones Day
Cristina Ayo - Counsel - Uria Menedez
12:25
Opting Out - How Claims Have and Will Shape the European Group Litigation Landscape
  • The increasing number of claims filed every year
  • States which are staying Opt-In, and states considering Opt-Out
  • Impact of Third-Party Funding
Rita Samoreno Gomes - Partner - PLMJ
Damiën Berkhout - Partner - Lindenbaum
13:15
Networking & Lunch Break
14:15
Addressing Claims Valuation, Evidence and The Role of Experts in the European Union
  • Comparison between different legal frameworks and if they prescribe reduced damages
  • The lack of uniformity as to which economic model is used for damages assessment across member states
  • What European parties can learn from established valuation structures abroad
Ronnie Barnes - Vice President - Cornerstone Research
15:00
Discussing Settlement Precedent for Class Action Claims
  • Case Roundup: What we have seen in the past three years
  • How courts determine fair settlement for plaintiffs
  • Pre-trial negotiation strategies
Michele Carpagnano - Partner - Dentons
Maria José Azar-Baud - President, Comparative Collective Redress Expert - IUS Omnibus
15:40
Networking Refreshment Break
16:00
Addressing Litigation Funding and Insurance Prospects for European Class Action Cases
  • Experience of funding and insuring cases in the past year
  • Upcoming opportunities for litigation funding
  • Strategies for funding litigation in states still yet to fully implement a regime
Marc Barennes - Partner - Geradin Partners
Dr. Andreas Ruster - Counsel - Quinn Emanuel
Matthew Amey - Director - TheJudge Global
16:40
The Future of Class Actions in Europe and Precedent from Global Jurisdictions
  • How the implementation of Europe’s RAD has compared to long-standing regimes in North America
  • Which states might represent strong future jurisdictions to bring group litigation in
  • Understanding where further cooperation between European and International practitioners is most effective
Christopher Chorba - Partner - Gibson Dunn
Gerald L. Maatman - Partner - Duane Morris LLP
Sarah-Jane Dobson - Partner - Ashurst
17:30
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
17:40
End of Day
09:00
Networking & Registration
09:30
Chairperson's Welcome Back Remarks
09:40
Fireside Chat: a Judiciary Perspective on Class Actions in Europe
Judge Anette Bordes - Judge - Netherlands Commercial Court
10:20
Exploring Developments in Class Action Regimes Across Europe
  • RAD implementation progress in the EU
  • The rapid proliferation of class actions in Portugal
  • Prospects for the Spanish regime with proposed legislation
Ben Lasserson - Partner - Mishcon de Reya
Gian Paolo Coppola - Partner - LCA
Dr. Henner Schläfke - Partner, Head of Class & Mass Action Defense - Noerr
11:10
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:40
Analysing the Rise of European Shareholder and Securities Disputes
  • New standards in corporate compliance and director liability
  • Economic analysis in Stock-Drop claims
  • Group litigation as a solution to lack of specific shareholder governance procedures
Bart-Adriaan de Ruijter - Partner - CMS Law
Charlotte Spierings - Counsel - Clifford Chance
Koen Rutten - Partner - Finch Dispute Resolution
Jan-Willem De Jong - Partner - Scott + Scott
Greg Leonard - Senior Vice President - Cornerstone Research
12:30
Outlining the Scope of EU Competition Claims
  • The European Commission’s Horizontal Guidelines
  • RPM and other Vertical restraints
  • Continuing focus on classic cartels
Pepijn van Ginneken - Partner - Brinkhof
Sara Estima Martins - Partner - SRS Legal
Stefan Tuinenga - Partner - Lindenbaum
Liam Colley - Senior Vice President - Cornerstone Research
13:20
Networking & Lunch Break
14:20
Revisiting the Impact of Cross-Border Claims
  • Cooperation between multiple jurisdictions in both defence and pursual of class action claims
  • Experience of establishing commonality across multiple jurisdictions
  • Examining which regimes apply in which places, and the effect on liability
Tilly Alberga-Smits - Partner - Lemstra Van der Korst
Vikram Kumar - Principal - Cornerstone Research
15:00
Discussing Effective Class Management and Distribution Strategies
  • Difficulties in getting people in for Opt-In cases for sensitive matters like privacy cases and data breaches
  • Notifying members of a very large and diverse class of relevant updates and developments in their case
  • Litigation PR and Claims Administration
Machteld de Monchy - Partner - De Brauw
Michele Carpagnano - Partner - Dentons
15:40
Networking & Refreshment Break
16:00
Recent Developments in Data Privacy Class Actions   
  • How the EU RAD has built on the GDPR for consumers
  • ECJ ruling on GDPR injunctions
  • Upcoming potential for Data Privacy Claims
Paul Karlsgodt - Partner - BakerHostetler
Lea Stegemann - Senior Associate - Noerr
Christian Schmidt - Partner - Pinsent Masons
16:45
Understanding the Growing ESG Litigation Landscape
  • NL precedent for environmental claims, Urgenda, KLM, and others
  • Greenwashing cases and corporate climate commitments
  • Enforcement of Modern Anti-Slavery Provisions
Marie-Hélène Berghuijs - Partner - Eversheds Sutherland
Prof. Dr. Ianika Tzankova - Co-Founder - Rubican Impact & Litigation
17:30
Chairperson's Closing Remarks

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